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Six-month-old girl dies after multi-storey car park crash

Six-month-old Sophia Kelemen was fatally injured in Tenby, Wales

Barney Davis
Monday 06 January 2025 15:08 GMT
Sophia Kelemen died from her injuries on 3 December
Sophia Kelemen died from her injuries on 3 December (Family Handout/PA Wire)

A baby girl has died from her injuries after a crash in a multi-storey car park in Wales.

Six-month-old Sophia Kelemen was injured in the collision on the ground floor of a multi-storey car park in Tenby on January 2.

The baby, from the Leigh area in Manchester, was taken to hospital but died from her injuries the next day.

The baby, aged six months, was struck in a Tenby car park
The baby, aged six months, was struck in a Tenby car park (Family Handout/PA Wire)

Flaviu Naghi, aged 33 and from Wigan, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.

He appeared at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, where he was further remanded to appear before Swansea Crown Court on 7 February.

He was also arrested on suspicion of drink driving and drug driving and has been released on bail.

Sophia Kelemen died the next day
Sophia Kelemen died the next day (Family Handout/PA Wire)

A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said: “Our thoughts remain with her family at this difficult time. They are being supported by specially trained officers.”

Officers have asked the public not to speculate about the circumstances surrounding her death.

A police spokesperson said the collision involving the young child took place in a car park on Upper Park Road at around 4pm.

Tenby is a picturesque coastal town in the south of Wales with a natural sheltered harbour from both the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage that could help officers with their investigation is asked to report it either online here, by emailing 101@dyfed-powys.police.uk or by calling 101.

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